Oil-can



{No Model.)

A. MoNALLY.

OIL CAN.

No. 350,989. Patgnted Oct. 19, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE ANDREXV MONALLY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,939, dated October19, 1886.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW MONALLY, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of 1llinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Oil-Cans, of which the following is a description,reference being badto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofsaid can, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the upperportion of said can.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the different figures.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and simple automatic orself-closing can for holding kerosene, naphtha, and other similar oilsor fluids, which are so volatile or combustible as to renderthemliabletoignition in case they are kept in an open can or one closed with aremovable stopper, in the usual way. I accomplish said objectsubstantially in the manner hereinafter more particularly described andclaimed.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary metal can, provided with acone-shaped top, A, and handle B, rigidly attached thereto in anywell-known way. Said can is provided with an interior annular flange, a,the under side. of which is preferably convex, as shown.

Attached to the outside of the can,and pro- 1 1 x I A 3o ecting aboveit, I provide a screw-nozzle, a,

Fig. 2, to which is attached by means of a screw a removable spout,(t.Near the top of the can I solder or otherwise rigidly attach a smallvertical tube, 0, which communicates with the interior of the canthrough asuitable opening, 0, Fig. 2. Inserted within said tube is arod, D, having a bent portion, D, which is projected within the can andbent upwardly at its center, as shown. Upon the upper end of said rod isrigidly attached a valve, E, the edges of which are made concave to fitthe convex surface of the flange a. A secondary valve, E,is alsoattached to said rod at the point of its insertion within the can,saidvalve being placed obliquely to the vertical axis of the rod D, so as toconform to the shape of the can and cover the opening 0. A spiralspring, 0, is placed around the tube and rod D, so as to press upwardlyupon the latter and retain it normally in the position shown in Fig. 2,which, it is obvious, must retain the valve E firmly against its seat.Said rod D is bent back in line with the handle, and a portion, D, isthen bent downwardly parallel with the part D, so as to project througha hole, I), in said handle. Thus the part D serves as a g ude andprevents the valve E from moving laterally, and thus causing it to bedisplaced from its seat. A thumbpiece, d, is soldered. to the top of thewire, as shown, so that upon grasping the handle B and pressingdownwardly upon said thumb-piece the valves E and E are displaced, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,which permits the liquid to be pouredfrom the nozzle. Upon releasing said pressure the spring acts upon therod and returns the valves to their normal positions, respectively.

I am aware that cans have been made in which levers have been used to.operate the valves which close the eduction and vent open ings, saidlevers being held normally in a given position by means of one or moresprings, and I make no claim to such construction.

\Vhat I do claim is- An oil-can having an interior valve-seat, a, incombination with the rod D, having extensions D D, the latter extendingdownwardly through a perforation in the handle, tube 0, made larger thanthe rod, spring c,and valves E E, constructed and arranged substantiallyas described, and for the purposes set forth.

ANDREW MONALLY.

\Vitnesses:

D. H. FLETCHER, M. M. GRIDLEY.

